1/17
We'll have a conversation based on Chapter 7, Politics by Jamelle Bouie, related material from #the1619project and other sources, and relevant life experience.
Please raise your hand if you wish to speak. If you prefer, communicate via chat or just listen.
Please raise your hand if you wish to speak. If you prefer, communicate via chat or just listen.
01:16 AM - Apr 05, 2024
(Edited)
2/17
America holds onto an undemocratic assumption from its founding: that some people deserve more power than others.
By Jamelle Bouie
AUG. 14, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/in...
By Jamelle Bouie
AUG. 14, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/in...
10:21 PM - Apr 05, 2024
3/17
NYT's Jamelle Bouie: ’American democracy isn't very democratic’
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by New York Times Opinion Columnist Jamelle Bouie to discuss his incentives within the American political system that en...
https://youtu.be/53UWcXAEx...
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by New York Times Opinion Columnist Jamelle Bouie to discuss his incentives within the American political system that en...
https://youtu.be/53UWcXAEx...
NYT's Jamelle Bouie: ’American democracy isn't very democratic’ - YouTube
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by New York Times Opinion Columnist Jamelle Bouie to discuss his incentives within the American political system that en...
08:49 PM - Apr 06, 2024
4/17
Jamelle Bouie
- January 6th
- Insurrection Act
- Reconstruction & KKK Act
- Republican office holders & Trump
- Democracy is not guaranteed
- Majority of American voters reject Trump, but others consider Trump is entitled to power
https://youtu.be/nsKxnTfrC...
- January 6th
- Insurrection Act
- Reconstruction & KKK Act
- Republican office holders & Trump
- Democracy is not guaranteed
- Majority of American voters reject Trump, but others consider Trump is entitled to power
https://youtu.be/nsKxnTfrC...
Columnist Jamelle Bouie Explains Link Between Trump Indictments and the KKK | Amanpour and Company - YouTube
With the 2024 U.S. presidential race well underway, democracy continues to be tested. Donald Trump's latest indictment gets to the heart of the matter. Jamel...
05:32 PM - Apr 07, 2024
5/17
#The1619Project
Ch 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Pg 208
"struggle--to secure democracy against privilege on the one hand, and to secure privilege against democracy on the other--is the unresolvable conflict of American life. It is the push and pull that will last for as long as the republic stands."
Ch 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Pg 208
"struggle--to secure democracy against privilege on the one hand, and to secure privilege against democracy on the other--is the unresolvable conflict of American life. It is the push and pull that will last for as long as the republic stands."
11:22 PM - Apr 07, 2024
6/17
#The1619Project
Ch. 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Page 196
"After Trump lost ... ballots going to his opponent, his campaign argued that illegal voting had been particularly rampant in a few cities within the states that had determined the election: Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee."
Ch. 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Page 196
"After Trump lost ... ballots going to his opponent, his campaign argued that illegal voting had been particularly rampant in a few cities within the states that had determined the election: Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee."
10:13 AM - Apr 08, 2024
7/17
'[Trump] said he wanted more people from Norway. Being from Norway is not a skill.’ — Sen. Leahy had to clue Kirstjen Nielsen, Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, into the president’s racism
https://youtu.be/RZajYwsEu...
https://youtu.be/RZajYwsEu...
‘Being From Norway Is Not A Skill’: Sen. Pat Leahy Blasts DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen - YouTube
Sen. Pat Leahy Blasts Kirstjen NielsenRead The FuLL Article ; https://goo.gl/peHvwV
12:18 PM - Apr 08, 2024
8/17
#The1619Project
Chapter 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Page 207
""I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."
The larger implication is clear enough: a majority made up of liberals and nonwhites isn't a real majority."
Chapter 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Page 207
""I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."
The larger implication is clear enough: a majority made up of liberals and nonwhites isn't a real majority."
12:21 PM - Apr 08, 2024
9/17
“I said, you know, Why can’t we allow people to come in from nice countries, I’m trying to be nice,” Mr. Trump said at the dinner, to chuckles from the crowd. “Nice countries, you know like Denmark, Switzerland? Do we have any people coming in from Denmark? How about Switzerland? How about Norway?”
02:06 AM - Apr 09, 2024
10/17
#The1619Project
Chapter 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Page 206
"Republicans have embraced a view that holds voting majorities - as well as entire constituencies - illegitimate if they don't support Republican candidates for office."
Chapter 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Page 206
"Republicans have embraced a view that holds voting majorities - as well as entire constituencies - illegitimate if they don't support Republican candidates for office."
12:29 PM - Apr 09, 2024
11/17
#The1619Project
Chapter 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Page 207
"The argument is straightforward: Their mostly white voters should count. Other voters - Black people and other people of color who live in cities - shouldn't.²⁷"
Chapter 7, POLITICS by Jamelle Bouie
Page 207
"The argument is straightforward: Their mostly white voters should count. Other voters - Black people and other people of color who live in cities - shouldn't.²⁷"
12:37 PM - Apr 09, 2024
12/17
"Is the South More Racist? - YouTube
"We're still down here telling our friends that the south isn't more racist, it's just more honest." The debate is over! Today Michael Harriot spills the tea..."
https://youtu.be/L-BLmsCiV...
"We're still down here telling our friends that the south isn't more racist, it's just more honest." The debate is over! Today Michael Harriot spills the tea..."
https://youtu.be/L-BLmsCiV...
Is the South More Racist? - YouTube
"We're still down here telling our friends that the south isn't more racist, it's just more honest." The debate is over! Today Michael Harriot spills the tea...
10:51 AM - Apr 10, 2024
13/17
Joseph Borrell: "Garden" vs "Jungle"
My paraphrasing for USA environment:
Real Americans, White minority, advanced race
vs
Undeserving, numerical majority, people who live in cities, people of color, Black people, Latinos, Asian Americans, liberal White people
My paraphrasing for USA environment:
Real Americans, White minority, advanced race
vs
Undeserving, numerical majority, people who live in cities, people of color, Black people, Latinos, Asian Americans, liberal White people
12:43 PM - Apr 10, 2024
14/17
Our conversation tomorrow evening is based on Chapter 7, Politics by Jamelle Bouie, related material from #the1619project (book, magazine, Hulu series) and other sources, and relevant life experiences. https://spoutible.com/pod/...
Just listen, chat or raise your hand to speak.
Just listen, chat or raise your hand to speak.
07:02 PM - Apr 10, 2024
(Edited)
15/17
I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck
(Trailer 2mins)
James Baldwin to White Americans {and their familiars}:
"I'm a man. But if you think I'm a ______, it means you need it. And you've got to find out why. And the future of the country depends on that."
https://youtu.be/rNUYdgIya...
(Trailer 2mins)
James Baldwin to White Americans {and their familiars}:
"I'm a man. But if you think I'm a ______, it means you need it. And you've got to find out why. And the future of the country depends on that."
https://youtu.be/rNUYdgIya...
I Am Not Your Negro - Official Trailer - YouTube
Now on iTunes: http://bit.ly/IANYNiTunesAmazon Video: http://bit.ly/IANYNAmazonVideoGoogle Play: http://bit.ly/IANYNGooglePlayLike on Facebook: https://www.f...
08:59 AM - Apr 11, 2024
16/17
"...It's race. It's race ... our last chance..
...the only way...was to tap the race button and say ' Go ahead. It's ok.' And he did. And they did. It was the only card they had left to play. And they played it. And they aren't going to go quietly..."
https://youtu.be/K5_loMf5A...
...the only way...was to tap the race button and say ' Go ahead. It's ok.' And he did. And they did. It was the only card they had left to play. And they played it. And they aren't going to go quietly..."
https://youtu.be/K5_loMf5A...
Jeff Daniels goes viral shredding Trump in MUST-WATCH speech - YouTube
BREAKING: Actor Jeff Daniels just went viral excoriating Trump on MSNBC with Nicolle Wallace. This is an absolute MUST-WATCH. Subscribe for more.Twitter: htt...
03:27 PM - Apr 11, 2024
17/17
Thank you for #The1619Project discussion on Politics. We clearly see the need to win races at all levels, I.e., school board, city, county, state and federal. It's unfortunate we are still locked
in combat with the ghost of John C. Calhoun "intellectual forefather of the Confederacy".
in combat with the ghost of John C. Calhoun "intellectual forefather of the Confederacy".
10:27 PM - Apr 11, 2024
